As a birdwatcher I invested in a carbon fibre tripod which is proving an ex=
cellent mic stand! I bought some adapters from Hama which convert the small=
er thread of a tripod to the larger thread used on mic clips.
As the tripod has a quick release adapter I also use one of those on the st=
ereo bar which makes putting it all together a breeze.
Phil
On 12 Apr 2009, at 11:13, "justinasia" <> wrote:
Sorry for the bombardment of beginner questions!
I am using an AT3032 stereo pair, to record the forest sound. The places I =
like are often not on level ground, and even of they are, the ground is oft=
en covered in pine tree branches etc. How should I support my mics? What do=
you all use? I am guessing that a tripod might be best. But I presume that=
for example a video tripod would be very heavy. I would love to hear light=
weight suggestions. I travel by train and bicycle, and sometimes far on foo=
t, and have other things to carry too so weight is quite important.
If something could be home-made, what are the criteria? Should the legs be =
rigid, or flexible? I was thinking of using thin bamboo, for example. If I =
know what properties it should have, perhaps I can make it.
And for wind shields, is there any special advice? I do not want to record =
in any strong wind, as I prefer quite situations. but I suppose even a gent=
le breeze requires one of those furry-looking covers? I read on the list th=
at fake fur with open-weave backing is good for a home-made solution. Other=
than that, can we chose quite freely? I am afraid of colouring the sound. =
I am also open to commercial solutions.
Thanks for all the help
Justin
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